European Market Risk Manager – Dynamic, Global Impact

HSBC Holdings plc; Paris; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development programmes

Flexible work

Financial security

Work Council

Family benefits

International opportunities

Diversity & Inclusion

Local benefits

Job summary

HSBC Holdings plc in Paris seeks a market risk professional to act as the second line of defence for Continental Europe. You will set risk limits, monitor front-office activity across rates, credit and equity, and challenge positions with detailed analysis.

The role requires a Master’s degree in quantitative finance or engineering and early experience in market risk management, combined with strong communication and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in quantitative finance or engineering with strong theoretical skills.
• First significant experience in market risk management.
• Dynamic, autonomous, curious, and proactive.
• Ability to work in a fast-changing environment and manage multiple deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Set risk limits aligned with the bank’s strategy and risk appetite.
• Monitor activity with Front Office teams across rates, credit, and equity markets; perform detailed risk analysis and challenge the business on positions.
• Review new products and non-standard transactions to ensure risks are appropriately controlled.
• Identify and analyse significant positions and communicate to senior management to support effective decision-making.
• Define stress test scenarios that could lead to significant losses and calculate impacts.
• Contribute to implementing changes related to regulatory capital topics.

Skills

Communication

Presentation

Negotiation

Influencing

Education

Master’s degree in quantitative finance or engineering

Job description

HSBC Holdings plc in Paris seeks a market risk professional to act as the second line of defence for Continental Europe. You will set risk limits, monitor front-office activity across rates, credit and equity, and challenge positions with detailed analysis.

The role requires a Master’s degree in quantitative finance or engineering and early experience in market risk management, combined with strong communication and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.